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Council upholds manager’s denial of downtown run that conflicted with air show; staff to seek alternatives
Summary
The Goldsboro City Council upheld the city manager’s denial of a street-closure application for a downtown 5K/run scheduled the same day as the county air show, citing safety and resource conflicts; staff and council discussed alternatives including a Wayne Community College location.
Goldsboro City Council on April 21 upheld a city manager denial of a street-closure application from an organizer seeking to stage a downtown run on the same day as the county air show.
City staff and Goldsboro Police Department personnel told the council that the air show draws large crowds and requires deployment of most law enforcement and emergency personnel, creating a safety risk for a downtown route that would require road closures or runners mixing with traffic. The denial was made under the city’s special event and street-closure policy (CMOP 003), which allows denial when an event would conflict with previously planned city or non-governmental programs scheduled for the same time or place.
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